The Silence of the Archive

The Silence of the ArchiveThis new book will provide a ground breaking discussion of a major but little considered issue the silence of the archive: why archives, sometimes seen as the repositories of truth, often fail to satisfy users because they do not contain information which they expect to find.

shipwreck and fire

which offers recommendations on how policy-makers might approach technological advancements in modern transportation systems

Additional contributions include documentation of collaborations with influential artists

From bottle gardens

and Elizabeth Barrett Browning haunts Hélène Cixous

The key text for students of British and European contemporary political issues

showing that clothes have always played a pivotal role in defining a sense of identity and society

enriching Manchester’s civic culture

taking photographs of contemporary fashion in action and setting it alongside explorations of modern and historic representations of fashion and beauty as seen in a wide variety of products of Russian culture

Traces the development of editing from the primitive forms of early cinema through the upheavals caused by the advent of sound

arguing that – notwithstanding ongoing proposals to significantly reform ‘Scots contract law’ –  Stair’s account of ‘will’ and ‘engagement’ offers the better route forward for legal development in this area

The first edition was adopted as a basic text by military institutions and educational establishments throughout the world and is among the most comprehensive and readable works on the subject